Leinbach Disc Harrow

[N80]

I'm looking to purchase a disc (6-7 foot) some time in the future. Ruled out JD and Landpride as too expensive. King Kutter makes two models. One is light duty and made of angle iron which looks too cheap and flimsy for my needs. Their heavy duty model looks okay, has box tubing frame. That was my top contender. I have not looked at the Howse but suspect it is similar.

I saw an 8 ft Leinbach at a dealer the other day. Looked well built. It appeared to have similar materials to the KK, but seemed to be finished and painted better. The Leinbachs weigh about the same as the KKs. However, I called Leinbach, which is about 1.5 hours from me, and I can pick one up there for (a lot) less than a KK at Tractor supply. Plus, the angle of the gangs on the Leinbach is adjusted with a big screw drive rather than bolts that have to be removed.

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So that's where I'm leaning now. And I like the fact that they are made and sold locally (Winston-Salem, NC). They also answered my emails quickly and were very helpful.

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Any thoughts or experience with a Leinbach disc? Any others that I should look at? Hope to buy late this summer.

 

[SkyPup]

I used a 6 foot Leinbach for the last twenty years and recently sold it to a friend who is using it. It ran into allot of rocks and roots and stumps the first ten-fifteen years and needed welding only once. It took a beating and still is in good shape. Mine was made of angle iron, but the box tube steel would be a much better choice.

After I sold the Leinbach angle iron discer, I got the Leinbach tube steel model and have used it about ten times or so. It is much beefier and heavier than my previous angle iron model.

 

[mjarrels]

Shop around for a used "KING" Heavy duty and can't be beat.

mark

 

[California]

I used a 6 foot Leinbach for the last twenty years

How much hp were you pulling it with?

One of those (6 ft Leinbach, angle iron) came with my 24 hp Yanmar but I don't think it is well suited to it - at least I can't pull it up the slopes in this orchard easily. The previous owner was on dead-flat floodplain. I'm thinking about trading down. Comments?

 

[SkyPup]

32HP 4WD, but I'm on a floodplain too.

 

[Farmwithjunk]

Just about every small disc on todays market is built with the same assortment of components. Same bearings or boxings. Same spools. Same axles. Same disc blades. The only real difference is the FRAMES. Leinbach seems to have resisted the trend towards ultra-light duty equipment. I wouldn't exactly term their disc as heavy duty, but it's a very good mid price range disc. If you can get it cheap, there's no reason not to.

 

[scott_vt]

Afternoon George,
The farmer down the road from me gave me a 7ft Taylor Way disc harrow this past fall. In the photo you cant see it but the center support support piece that controls the angle of the front gangs is cracked in half It is tubular steel with a series of 1/2" holes spaced along its length for changing how aggressive you want the front gangs. I just measured it and made a new one out of solid stock. This spring Im planning on cutting out the old one and weld the new piece in.

Im planning on pulling it with the Massey, hopefully it can do the job !

 

[SkyPup]

George, running a discer is just another good reason to get a nice MIG welder.....

 

[N80]

Scotty, the fact that the Leinbach uses screw drives rather than bolts on holes through the center support might make it (a little bit) stronger. Who knows.

I'll be using the disc on some tough, somehwhat sloped terrain. Lots of clay and rocks. But, my tractor is 45 hp and 4wd so I think it will handle the 6'10" Leinbach with 20 18" discs okay.

As far as finding a used KK, or used discs of any sort around here, well, they seem to be scarce. Seems like every hunter/landowner in the state has a CUT and a few small food plots begging for a 5-6 foot disc harrow. The used ones I've seen around were beyond my mechanical/restoratian abilities.

The farmer next door has a mig welder. Spent half the day last weekend helping him do some welding on the giant scoop for his new (used) skid stear for loading turkey poop into the spreader. (The scoop is nearly as big as the skid steer, looks hilarious.) So, I'm sure he'll return the favor to help me fix whatever I screw up on the disc harrow!

 

[Ford850]

George,
I bought a KK angle frame a couple of years ago. If I could do it over I would buy the heavier tube frame model. I love the disc but had to add a couple hundred lbs for weight, and that probably stresses the angle frame. The only other thing I wish for is easy adjustable gangs. That Leinbach looks slick to me. If it was even close to the KK price I would grab it.